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■ Provide quarterly progress reports to the NCEM Branch office personnel using the latest EMPG Quarterly <br />Report form by the following dates: 31 December, 31 March, 30 June and 30 September. <br />■ File Retention: Grantee is required to maintain records and (invoices) of this grant for five (5) years after <br />termination of the grant, or audit if required, or longer where required by law, as outlined in Attachment A; <br />attached and incorporated by reference. However, if litigation, claim or audit has been initiated prior to the <br />expiration of the five -year period and extends beyond the five -year period, the records shall be retained until <br />all litigation, claims or audit findings involving the records have been resolved. <br />■ Employees must be covered by an approved Pay Plan. However, the Director may be exempt from this <br />requirement; <br />■ The political subdivision must have an acceptable local travel regulation plan or accept the state travel <br />regulations. <br />6. Conditions: The County of Orange certifies that it understands and agrees that funds will only be expended <br />for those projects outlined in the funding amounts as individually listed in the 2011 EMPG Application Packet, <br />incorporated by reference herein. The County of Orange also certifies that it understands and agrees to comply with <br />the general and fiscal terms and conditions of the grant including special conditions; to comply with provisions of the <br />applicable laws, rules and policies governing these funds; that all information is correct; that there has been <br />appropriate coordination with affected agencies; that it is duly authorized to commit the Grantee to these requirements; <br />that costs incurred prior to grant application approval will result in the expenses being absorbed by the Grantee; and <br />that all agencies involved with this project understand that all federal funds are limited to a 24 -month period. <br />7. Supplantation: Grantees are required to provide assurance that grant funds will not be. used to supplant or replace <br />local or state funds or other resources that would otherwise have been available for homeland security activities. In <br />compliance with that mandate, the County of Orange certifies that the receipt of federal funds through the North <br />Carolina Division of Emergency Management shall in no way supplant or replace state or local funds or other <br />resources that would have been made available for homeland security activities. <br />8. Compliance. Grantee shall comply with the applicable statutes, ordinances, regulations, licensing requirements, <br />policies, guidelines and requirements, reporting requirements and certifications and other regulatory matters that are <br />applicable to the conduct of its business and purchase requirements performed under this MOA, including those of <br />federal requirements and State and local agencies having appropriate jurisdiction and found in the applicable FY11 <br />EMPG Program Guidance and Application Kit. Grantee shall be wholly responsible for the purchases to be made <br />under this MOA and for the supervision of its employees and assistants. Failure to comply with the specified <br />conditions will result in the return of this grant award to the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management. <br />9. Responsibilities: <br />The State of North Carolina, Department of Crime Control and Public Safety, Division of Emergency <br />Management (Grantor) shall: <br />(1) Provide funding to the County of Orange to perform the work activities as described herein. <br />(2) Conduct a review of the project to ensure that it is in accordance with FY 2011 EMPG Program <br />requirements. <br />(3) The performance period for the award to the State of North Carolina, Department of Crime Control <br />and Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management, ends on September 30, 2012. Funds <br />allocated for the performance of the work activities must be encumbered and invoices received by <br />the State of North Carolina, Department of Crime Control and Public Safety, Division of Emergency <br />Management (Grantee), by September 30, 2012. <br />(4) Directly monitor the completion of this project. <br />b. The County of Orange (Grantee) shall: <br />(1) Expend FY 2011 Emergency Management Performance Grant Program funds in accordance with <br />the applicable EMPG and USDHS Program Guidance and Application Kit(s), the Grant Application <br />Package, and the Grant Award and Special Conditions documents, incorporated by reference <br />herein, of this MOA for the performance of the work activities. <br />2011 Annual Grant Award Page 3 of 10 <br />